Science

Global sea levels could rise two to three times higher over the next century than previously estimated, according to a study released Friday by the US National Research Council. A committee of experts evaluated that latest UN estimates and...

Male lawmakers in Zimbabwe on Friday underwent voluntary circumcision in a new public drive to curb the spread of HIV, which affects about one in 10 people in the southern African country. A handful of lawmakers stepped into a mobile clinic set...

When Tammy Gonzalez saw what appeared to be a giant bubble blowing from her unborn baby’s mouth during an ultrasound scan, the joy of pregnancy turned to despair as doctors diagnosed a rare and potentially fatal tumour. Now, two years...

The 70-million-year-old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus bataar, a smaller Asian cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, has been found to be in the U.S. illegally and is being sent home, according to Time magazine’s News Feed blog. The T. bataar was...

A solar-powered plane early Friday completed a flight over the Moroccan desert to showcase renewable energy, as a key summit in Rio discussed “greening” the world economy. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse landed in Ouarzazate at 26...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Efficient lighting would save $110 billion a year worldwide, according to a UN-led study published at the Rio+20 summit on Thursday. Yearly savings in phasing out incandescent bulbs and making other simple changes would amount...

With few women in Europe taking up research jobs, a campaign launched Thursday by the EU executive seeks to convince teenagers that science is a “girl thing.” “Science does not just mean old men in white coats,” said...

The US journal Science published research Thursday on how a mutant bird flu may spread among mammals and possibly humans, following months of controversy over the risks of bioterrorism. The paper detailed how a Dutch lab engineered an H5N1 bird...

By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica Over the past several decades, U.S. industries have injected more than 30 trillion gallons of toxic liquid deep into the earth, using broad expanses of the nation’s geology as an invisible dumping ground. No...

Australian scientists Thursday unveiled the biggest-ever graveyard of an ancient rhino-sized mega-wombat called diprotodon, with the site potentially holding valuable clues on the species’ extinction. The remote fossil deposit in outback...

Could novel technique to curb global warming also trigger earthquakes? (via The Christian Science Monitor) Capturing carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions and pumping it deep underground may not be as useful a tool for dealing with rising...

The British woman who gave birth to the world’s first test tube baby has died aged 64, her family said on Wednesday. Lesley Brown made history on July 22, 1978 when her daughter Louise was born following pioneering in-vitro fertilisation...

Walgreens, already the largest drug retailing chain in the US, is to expand into the global marketplace with the takeover of Alliance Boots in the UK. It may have work to do on its reputation among female consumers, however, as it has repeatedly...

The quest for polio eradication is faltering, with millions of children still unvaccinated and insufficient funds available to finish the job, the official monitoring group says in a new report. Global politics is having a severe impact on...

More drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and fewer antibiotics are being prescribed to US children and teenagers compared to a decade ago, said a US study on Monday. Also, contraceptive prescriptions soared 93 percent from 2002...